President Donald Trump’s name has been officially removed from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a photo obtained by the Washington Examiner shows.
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<p>” data-large-file=”https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_1717-e1782227920456.jpeg?w=696″ src=”https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_1717.jpeg?w=696″ alt=”The exterior wall of the Kennedy center”><figcaption>President Donald Trump’s name has been removed from the Kennedy Center’s exterior wall. (Photo by Hands Off the Arts)</figcaption></figure>
<p>The activist organization Hands Off the Arts took the photos on Monday. They show the center’s executive director, Matt Floca, has complied with an order from a federal judge to remove the president’s name from the building.</p>
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Crews began removing the lettering on June 13 after U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, an Obama appointee, ruled the center could be named only for the late John F. Kennedy as a living memorial.
PHOTOS: KENNEDY CENTER TAKES DOWN TRUMP’S NAME
A white tarp had been draped over the name, leaving passersby wondering whether Trump’s name had actually been taken down, but photos from Hands Off the Arts reveal the Trump administration has complied.
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<p>” data-large-file=”https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP26170536870212.jpg?w=696″ src=”https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AP26170536870212.jpg?w=696″ alt=”Kennedy Center with tarp covering Donald Trump’s name” ><figcaption>Visitors walk past the covered-up Kennedy Center exterior on Friday, June 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)</figcaption></figure>
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